Stowe MS 841

COLLECTIONS, chiefly transcripts, of records relating to Colchester and Essex, and more particularly to St. John's Abbey, Colchester, made by Rev. Philip Morant. Among the contents are;-

1. Charters of confirmation by Henry I., Stephen, Henry II., Pope Alexander III. and others to St. John's Abbey, extracted from the Abbey Register by P. Morant. f. I;-and charter of Henry IV. [1405]. Imperfect. f. 19.

2. Note "de Decimis in leyre de la haye," with records of pleas, etc., of the Abbey. In hands of the 15th cent. ff. 29-32.

3. Charter of confirmation by Edward III. to the Leper Hospital of St. Mary Magdalen; [1336]. f. 33.

4. Deeds relating to the chantry in St. Mary's-at-the-Walls founded by Joseph Elianor [in 1348]. ff. 35, 37, 44.

5. "Letters patent of King James I. to the Strangers of the Dutche Congregacion in Colchester"; 17 Oct. 1612. f. 41.

6. Deeds of foundation of a scholarship at St. John's College, Cambridge, by Robert Lewis, Fellow of the same, and Preacher at St. Peter's, Colchester ; 19 Sept. 1622. f. 45.

7. Two vellum leaves of a chartulary of Earl's Colne Priory, co. Essex, founded by Aubrey de Vere, circ. 1100, recording grants by successive Earls of Oxford; 15th cent. f. 52.

8. Record of the election of members of Parliament for Colchester by the Common Council; 9 Jan. 1 Eliz. [1559]. "Transcribed by me P[hilip] M[orant], Octob. 16, 1754, from an original." f 55.

9. Notes by the same on the "Knights or Representatives in Parliament" for co. Essex. f. 56. Paper; ff. 66. XVth, XVIIIth centt. Folio.

County of Essex: Transcripts of records, etc., rel. to: 15th, 18th centt.

Colchester, Essex: Transcripts of records relating to St. John's Abbey, temp. Hen. I.-IV.: 18th cent.

Philip Morant, rector of St. Mary at the Walls, Colchester, historian of Essex: Colchester collections: 15th-18th centt.

Colchester, Essex: Collections relating to: 14th-18th centt.

includes:

• f. 33 Colchester, Essex: Charter of Edw. III. to the Leper Hospital: 1336.: Copy, 18th cent.
• ff. 35, 37, 44 Colchester, Essex: Deeds relating to the chantry in St. Mary's-at-the-Walls: 18th cent.
• f. 41 Colchester, Essex: Patent of James I. to the Dutch Congregation in: 1612.: Copy.
• f. 45 Robert Lewis, Fellow of St. John's Coll., Cambridge: Deeds of foundation of scholarship at his college by: 1622.: Copies.
• f. 45 Cambridge; University of. St John's College: Foundation of scholarship by R. Lewis at: 1622.
• f. 52 Colne; Earl's, Manor, Essex: Two leaves from chartulary of: 15th cent.
• f. 52 Chartularies: Earl's Colne Priory: 15th cent.: Two leaves.
• f. 55 Colchester, Essex: Record of election of Members for: 1559.
• f. 56 County of Essex: Notes by P. Morant on the Parliamentary representatives for: 18th cent.